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Kristin Rushowy
@krushowy
Queen's Park Reporter, with a focus on education, at the Toronto Star. Mom of three who spends most of her free time at the hockey rink/track/football field.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined May 2009
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    BREAKING: Charles McVety's Canada Christian College has been denied university status by the province's post-secondary quality assessment board. #onpse #ontpse #cdnpse #onpoli
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    From Ont Universities “In order to minimize uncertainty&disruption and to continue to support our students, staff, faculty and university communities, Ontario’s universities will maintain their COVID-19 vaccination&masking policies until at least the end of the current term.”
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    MPP Sarah Jama being asked to leave to legislature for wearing keffiyeh #onpoli
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    BREAKING: Peel Public Health has issued a Section 22 order, under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, to close all schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga for two weeks effective 12:01 a.m. on April 6, 2021 and move to remote learning only.   #onted
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    BREAKING: Bill 124, the #onpoli wage cap bill, has been declared unconstitutional. From ruling: "As a result of the foregoing, I have found the Act to be contrary to section 2(d) of the Charter, and not justified under s. 1 of the Charter."
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    BREAKING: Ontario to drop school masking requirements after March Break, sources say #onpoli #onted thestar.com/politics/provi… via @torontostar
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    “We are coming out swinging and we are bringing the labour movement with us,” says Laura Walton ⁦@osbcucscso#onted #onpoli
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    BREAKING: @tdsb -- province's largest board -- to close schools for in-person learning Friday in light of planned #CUPE protest/strike #Onted #tdsb @osbcucscso
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    BREAKING: Education Minister @Sflecce tells @HWDSB that it can't go ahead with planned extended mask mandate to April 1. "Individuals and families can make informed choices based on their own assessment of risk." #onted 1/2
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    NEW: Children's Health Coalition (incl Sick Kids/CHEO/London children's hosp) supports continue masking, reducing of contacts to protect kids and their health, given vaccination rates/ kids under 5 ineligible. "We all have a part to play in keeping our children healthy" #onted
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    Province to allow students in Gr 11 to transition to a full-time, skilled trades apprenticeship program, announces Premier Doug Ford #onted #onpoli
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    NEW: the @tdsb says when schools become aware of a PCR or Rapid Antigen Test confirmed case of COVID-19, directly impacted classes will continue to be informed. #onted #tdsb
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    Well - my first day of working at home and also getting kids motivated do some studying was a bust. Only managed to get my teen son up about 3 pm. So I’ve told him he’s now enrolled in “night school.” 😂
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    If Ontario students don't go back to school Jan 3, that's a massive failure of government, says @maritstiles #onted